Founded in 1982, the Fraud & Theft Information Bureau is one of the leading
authorities on credit card and check fraud control and loss prevention. Our
publications and data bases listed in this web site have been purchased by over 4000 companies .

We have provided consulting services to IBM, AT&T, Colonial Penn Life Insurance and many other direct marketers as well as to the FBI and Secret Service.

Founders and directors Larry Schwartz and Pearl Sax also founded National Order Systems, one of the first large 800 number services and CHECKS BY PHONE, the leading check drafting service. They have been responsible for the processing and fraud screening of millions of credit card and check transactions. They developed numerous techniques for identifying and stopping credit card and check fraud.

These techniques are described in their manual, "Credit Card & Check Fraud: A Stop-Loss Manual," which is offered in the "Fraud-Blocker Publications" section of this web site.

They have written for industry magazines, spoken at many conventions and seminars and have appeared as experts on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning, America and many other TV and radio programs.

They created the AVS (Address Verification System) system used by the major credit card companies, and also created all the services offered by the Fraud and Theft Information Bureau.  Millions of dollars have been saved with the help of their systems.

Their many years of front line experience will help you stop losses and maximize your profit.